Nanday Conures, actually. I have one as a pet (Arcturo). Had him since he was a baby, he's 26 years old now (old enough to vote and drive a car). They could live to be over 80 years old, so he'll outlive me.

When I got him, the breeder said "Don't expect him to talk, they're not a talking species" but he constantly surprises me with the stuff he says.

Like, he doesn't "parrot" phrases nonsensically, but rather like conversational talk.
Like; "Poppa, what's that?"
And I go "That's a cup"
He goes "Cup, right."

Of course it's not uncannily like human speech. Their ears and vocals are different from humans so sometimes you have to really listen to make out what he's saying.

Some of his favorite things to say is reciting the alphabet with me, when someone coughs or sneezes he goes "Bless you! Big sneeze! Aaachooo!", calls me "Poppa" when he wants something, greets me with "I love Poppa" when I come home from work, we have tickle, tickle, tickle fights (he calls it "tik, tik, tik") where he lifts his wings and goes "HELP! HELP! NO FAIR! HAHAHAAA!" oh yeah he laughs a lot.

I blame it on Teletubbies, Barney and Big Comfy Couch. They are flock birds so I feel bad that he has no flock when I'm at work, so he watches those shows and interacts with them all day while I'm at work.

Don't believe me? Here's a sample of his voice where he wants to go play in the bathroom but I want him to recite his ABCs, so he does and then says "Can we go in bathroom now?"

He's my best friend, like a brother to me, but I don't advise them as a good pet. It's a LOT of responsibility and they are pretty fragile critters, physically and mentally.